Commissioner Xavier Suarez, who voted against the deal in the first place, wasn’t surprised it didn’t make it out of Tallahassee alive.

“Why go through all of this? I’m a little bit embarrassed for all of us,” Suarez said. “People are voting. My wife already voted by absentee ballot.”

According the Miami-Dade Elections Department, at least 52,000 people had already sent in absentee ballots and another 7,000 had voted at one of twenty early voting sites.

All but two of those will now be closed.

Two will remain open to accommodate municipal elections in Sweetwater and North Miami.

Miami First, the group formed to promote the stadium deal, issued a statement Friday.

“This inaction by the Florida House of Representatives is frankly irresponsible and regretful,” the statement read, in part. “The most basic responsibility and right a citizen has is the ability to vote. All we asked for was the opportunity to vote to not be denied.”

In a separate statement, Mayor Gimenez wrote, “It is important to point out that the special election did not cost tax payers any money, as the Dolphins paid the County $4.7 million to cover election expenses – in fact, we estimate that there will be over one million dollars left over that can be used to meet other County needs.”

Auto dealer Norman Braman, a vocal opponent of the deal from day one, proclaimed victory.

“I’m very pleased,” he said in a phone interview with CBS 4’s Lauren Pastrana. “I think it’s a great win for the people of the county and the tax payers.”

So what’s next for Sun Life Stadium?

That’s up to Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross.

Though most commissioners agree something will eventually need to be done.